Reward and Policy Intern Review

I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of my placement - each day was different and the range of skills I have picked up are amazing. I have learnt so much and my confidence has been really boosted. I would recommend working for Siemens to anyone and as a company they really push for your development.

My team and department have been so supportive in every project I have worked on and really feel that they value my opinion and ideas. Everyone is so welcoming and getting to know different individuals has been really exciting - having a close relationship with your manager is also important and at Siemens you really get that.

I was given the chance to work at different departments and different projects - I was based in the Reward and Policy team and within the first month I had the opportunity to work in Talent Acquisition on one of their larger events because I showed interest. My Manager really supported me in all my university work and was always willing to give study leave to make sure that I was never too stressed.

Throughout most of my placement I was busy, but at a nice pace that I never felt overworked or too quiet. Its important to be proactive however and If i did feel I was going quiet, I make the effort to consciously go and ask for some more work. A few times I felt that all my deadlines were coming in at once, however having flexible hours aloud me to work later if necessary.

At the beginning you spend alot of your time learning and taking everything on board, however these last few months I feel a high level of responsibility and that my opinion is really valued. I didnt even feel like an idea was a "silly idea" and you really are given the chance to take projects under your own wing and complete them how you wish.

Confidence, technical, Networking, communication, business professionalism and transferable. Doing an internship for Siemens has been the best thing that i have done and has really given me skills for life. Its made me feel better about graduating next year and think it will really support me in my last year of studies.

Having the luxury to work from home was great - most Friday's I worked from home which was really nice way to wind down to the weekend. Some days it can be really quiet however it was nice to have other interns that came in also, so that you are never on your own.

Project handover was smooth and each member of the team gave a debreif of their roles and what they would expect from us as an intern.

Very good structure and loads to do. We took the chance to do an additional course of Excel level 2 and also to do a driving course. There was loads to do.

I would deffo want to work for Siemens in the future.

At Frimley, there is quite a few interns and grads which was nice/

N/A I lived at home - Frimleyis quite an expensive area however

Lived at home so used to it - I like it!!

There were Corporate Social responsibilty days which is a great chance to get involved in volunteering!